The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-30
Orange County.
Bradford,

Oh HON. II. ". lAtulHBIOU was Helu ldSU
Wednesday at five o'clock p. NJ, and on
Thursday the deceased was carried to st.
Johnsbury for interment. His death is a
great loss to this community, and Mrs. Red
ington. in her loneliness and physical feeble
ness, has the sympathy of all. - At
recent church society meeting committee
of four was elected to purchase a new organ
for the Congregational church, the cost not
to exceed 81 400. ". w. Bagley and
f. w. Perkins of Kansas City, Mo-, were in
town last week in the interests of the Win
ner Investment Company and the " North
Side Syndicate" - Ben. +. Chamberlin
and wife are soon to occupy their farm a
mile or so above the fair-gr ounds, while
Charles Wilson, the present occupant,
moves to j. G. Stearns' cottage house and
John Sawyer goes to his recently-purchased
place on Goshen street.
Braintree.
JOHN COME was struck Thursday last by
the down express while crossing bridge in
front of the train He was warned of the
danger, but paid no heed to it. He is not
expected to live. - II. A. Powers has
rented the farm belonging TO the estate of
Maria Flint for the coming year. -
Stearns Hutchinson lost a good horse one
day last week. - Ida Woodward, on
account of sickness, has been obliged to
leave the Normal School. - Frank
Archer returns to Plymouth this week,
where he has engaged to work for the
season. - The old saw-mill built by
Nathaniel Spear, about one-half mile above
Pethville, and owned by f. l.. Archer, was
broken down by the snow one day last
week. - Mrs. Mary Flagg, who has
been visiting her son Wallace in Brockton,
Mass, has returned home. - Mrs. S. S.
Clough of Montpelier has been visiting old
friends in this place and vicinity. 80
| Fred Thresher has moved on to his fathers
farm in the west part of the town. Will o.
| Pride moves on to the farm vacated by
| him. - l.. l.. Udall and daughter of
Granville made their friends a flying visit
last week Mr.. Udall goes to STAFFORD this
week to take possession of the store which
he has rented in that place
Chelsea.
G.. NJ. C. HATCH of Grnnell, Iowa, has
| been visiting his father, Amos S. Hatch,
| but has now returned home. - Mrs.
Jabn II. Corwin, now of Athol, Mass, has
been spending some time with friends here
| - Fred G. Sleeper has gone to Boston,
where he has obtained a situation in a
grocery store. - Rev. j. w. Merrill
preached at the Methodist church last Sun
day. - Sidney Allen died Saturday
night and the funeral services were held on
Tuesday, Rev. Mr.. Herrck officiating. Mrs.
Edward A. George also died Saturday night.
Corinth.
THE deaths in this town in 1886, as shown
| by the records kept by the town clerk,
were as follows: February 7, Dea. Robert
Orr, aged sixty-nine; February II, James
NJ. Southwick, seventy-three; March 13,
George Hartman, seventy-four; April II,
Stephen f. Blake, siXty-eight April 16,
Mrs. Caroline b. Carlton, ffty-four; June 6,
Mrs. Harriet w. Eastman, sixty-seven
June II. Julia NJ. Southwick, forty-one;
July 90. Henry William Minard, sixty-two;
August IA, the infant son of Almon ROwell
August 30, Mrs. Hale Davis, sixty-nne
| Spptaphar the infant of Mr. East
man; September 16, Calvin Currier, seventy
eight; September II, Mrs. Ruth Tenney
Cooke, eighty-one; September 26, Mrs.
Anna j. G. Colby, forty-nine; October &,
Mrs. Caroline Bickford Taplin, sixty--tive
October Is, Sidney Thurber, eighty-eight;
October Is, Ransom Darling, seventy-one;
December A. Mrs. Sarah Tucker Mouton
fifty-one; December 10, the infant daughter
of Herbert Wilson. The births numbered
nineteen, eight of whom were males and
eleven females. - Some sugar-makers
have commenced tapping trees, but the
storm of last week Tuesday and Wednes
day interfered with active operations. l.
G.. Edwards has made sugar every month
except one since cold weather set in. -
Will Ladd, who has run the grist-mill fol
the last two years, is to leave about the Isl
of April. He expects to work in a mill al
Bradford and his wife will spend a few
weeks with her mother in Montpelier
- The mail was showed in from Tues
uay n1Bnt, tle ia, NDIll lnufSuhN evening
the oath. We understand the postmaster al
East Cornth will report to the department
If he lived upon the road leading from
Cooksville to West Cornth he probably
would view the case in different light
and not blame the carrier for not travelling
over a road that was not and could not bt
made, passable for about forty-eight hours
- Henry Huntington and family have
moved to the Charles Smith place neal
West Topsham. - Martin Vance has
gone to Springfield, Mass. - The over
seer of the poor has hired Mr. Morse ant
wife another year to care for the farm ant
poor. Salary, S225 and board for his family
A town meeting is called for Apri
8 to straghten out the highway tax matter
East Corinth.
THERE is to be a sociabe in the vestr,
Friday evening. Let every one attend
- Henry Kemp, who has been attend
ing college at Burlington, is at home on
vacation.
, Newbury.
7 THE residence formerly owned by DIR
| John Stevens but more recently by Nose
Clark. was sold last week to DR.. DeNoir q
Brattleboro. He takes possession immedi
ately. 60 Mrs. j. Atwood had an auc
{ ton last week and sold most of her house
> hold goods and all of her farming nipple
{ ments =- Lyman Brown, the butcher
has sold out his business to Elmer Aver
and Charlie Ford. === There is good al
{ tendance at the Seminary this spring. Or
: position is dying out. === The estate o
: the late Edward Hale is for sale. -
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